Willem vs Taku
RSA · Open Men · 3 results Willem Louw
ZIM · Open Men · 1 result Taku Major Kamuchikunda
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Willem: Cape Town 2026, Open Men · Taku: Cape Town 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Willem and Taku sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Willem: strongest on Carry (faster than 90% of the field), weakest on Wall balls (faster than 39%).Taku: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 84% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 25%).
See the numbers
| Part | Willem: faster than | Taku: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 70% | 56% |
| Push | 73% | 25% |
| Pull | 61% | 33% |
| BBJ | 65% | 83% |
| Row | 41% | 73% |
| Carry | 90% | 60% |
| Lunges | 53% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 39% | 84% |
| Roxzone | 57% | 50% |
| Runs | 83% | 76% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Willem | Taku |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 70% | 56% |
| Sled push | 73% | 25% |
| Sled pull | 61% | 33% |
| Burpee broad jump | 65% | 83% |
| Row | 41% | 73% |
| Farmers carry | 90% | 60% |
| Sandbag lunges | 53% | 60% |
| Wall balls | 39% | 84% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 57% | 50% |
| Runs (8 km) | 83% | 76% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Willem · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 39:31 running, 38:02 at the stations and 6:08 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:30).Below, Taku · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men: 41:14 running, 35:53 at the stations and 6:39 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:34).
See the numbers
| Part | Willem · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men | Taku · Cape Town 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 3:40 | 3:38 |
| SkiErg | 4:22 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 4:53 | 5:09 |
| Sled push | 2:30 | 3:25 |
| Run 3 | 4:59 | 5:19 |
| Sled pull | 4:36 | 5:30 |
| Run 4 | 5:09 | 5:08 |
| Burpee broad jump | 5:25 | 4:28 |
| Run 5 | 5:12 | 5:29 |
| Row | 5:04 | 4:42 |
| Run 6 | 4:54 | 5:19 |
| Farmers carry | 1:47 | 2:15 |
| Run 7 | 5:02 | 5:29 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:48 | 5:29 |
| Run 8 | 5:42 | 5:43 |
| Wall balls | 8:30 | 5:34 |
| Roxzone | 6:08 | 6:39 |
| Finish | 1:23:32 | 1:23:36 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Willem | Taku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Town 2026 Open Men · 15 Aug 2026 | 1:23:32 | 1:23:36 | 0:04 · Willem faster |
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